FOUND GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC DEPARTMENT OF MICHIGAN POST RECORDS

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1 FOUND GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC DEPARTMENT OF MICHIGAN POST RECORDS The information below, on the location of G.A.R. Records material found to date, is presented in the following format. Posts are listed in numerical order followed by the name of the Post, the name of the community where the Post was based and the county in Michigan. The material is listed by type and followed by the LOCATION of the material. When Post records are found in multiple locations, the listing is continued by type of record and location under the initial heading for that Post. Post 2 C. O. Loomis Quincy Branch County Minute Book Financial Record Book Post Flag LOCATION Quincy Public Library Post 5 Custer - Grand Rapids Kent County Constitution and By Laws Post 6 C. J. Dickerson Hillsdale Hillsdale County Minutes Financial Records Membership roster Constitution and By Laws Misc. notes and clippings Post 13 I. B. Richardson Harbor Springs Emmet County Financial Record Book Dues LOCATION Private owner Copy - G. A. R. Records Committee Files. Post 15 Pap Williams Ludington Mason County Minute Book By Laws LOCATION Archives of Michigan Record Group Post 16 Sedgwick Evart Osceola County

2 Post 17 Fairbanks Detroit Wayne County Minute Books (2) & LOCATION Archives of Michigan Record Group MS (Box 3) "Adjutants Record" book (minutes), Vol 1: Record Book (minutes), Vol 2: LOCATION Burton Historical Collections, Detroit Public Library Post 22 Wm. Perrott Buchanan Berrien County Minute Books (2) LOCATION Western Michigan University Archives Kalamazoo Post 24 Col. Fenton Fenton Genesee County LOCATION Fenton Historical Museum Post 26 Joe Hooker Hart Oceana County Minute Book LOCATION Oceana County Historical and Genealogical Society Hart Post 27 Burnside Decatur Van Buren County Copy of Copy of Post By-laws Post Gavel LOCATION Webster Library, Local History Room Decatur Post 28 Huron County Post Bad Axe Huron County Minute Book, located in the Charles D. Thompson Papers LOCATION Burton Historical Collections, Detroit Public Library Post 31 Broadhead Paw Paw Van Buren County Not inventoried LOCATION American Legion Post Paw Paw Copy of Adjutant s Reports Dec Dec LOCATION Webster Library, Local History Room, -Decatur Post 32 Farragut Battle Creek Calhoun County Charter Misc. records and publications LOCATION G. A. R. Records Committee files Post 39 Kilpatrick Berrien Springs Berrien County Minute Book LOCATION Archives of Michigan Record Group 56-8 (Box 3)

3 Post 40 A. S. Williams Charlotte Eaton County Photos of Post members identified Book of maps and misc. material LOCATION American Legion Post Charlotte Post Post 41 R. P. Carpenter Chelsea Washtenaw County LOCATION History Room Chelsea Public Library Post Bible (not verified) Post Banner (not verified) LOCATION Washtenaw Co. Historical Society Ann Arbor Post 42 Charles T. Foster Lansing - Ingham County s (4) Minute Books, including death rolls ( ) Account Book dues payments Applications (103) Minute Books (2) & LOCATION G.A.R. Records Committee Files Post 45 Woodbury Adrian Lenawee County Minute Book LOCATION Clarke Historical Library Central Michigan University Copy G.A.R. Records Committee Files Record Book dues paid and obituary notices Post 46 Jacob Fry Ganges Allegan County Descriptive Rolls (2) LOCATION Western Michigan University Archives Kalamazoo Post 48 Edward Pomeroy Jackson Jackson County LOCATION Austin Blair Camp 7 SUVCW Post 55 Capt. Hiram Barrows Armada Macomb County Post 63 G. K. Warren East Tawas Iosco County Membership records Reports and correspondence LOCATION Clarke Historical Library Central Michigan University

4 Post 70 James D. Morgan Onaway Presque Isle County Post 72 Ed M. Prutzman Three Rivers St. Joseph County Post 74 Sterling Wayland Allegan County LOCATION Moline Elementary School, Office of the Then and Now Historical and Genealogical Society of Eastern Allegan County - Wayland Copy in the G.A.R. Records Committee files Post 76 Joseph R. Smith Monroe Monroe County 11 Archival boxes LOCATION Monroe County Historical Museum Post 79 -Orcutt Kalamazoo Kalamazoo County Complete records of Post 1882 to 1943 LOCATION Kalamazoo Valley Museum Kalamazoo Burial Book LOCATION Kalamazoo Public Library Post 80 Harlow Briggs Monterey Allegan County Quartermaster s Ledger Dues Post financial records LOCATION Allegan County Historical Society Allegan Post 91 Wm. D. Wilkins St. Louis Gratiot County Minute Book Constitution and By Laws Sign-in Book LOCATION Gratiot County Genealogical Group Library Copies in G.A.R. Records Committee files Post 96 Carter Union Cass County Post 109 Butterworth Coldwater Branch County Not inventoried LOCATION Wing House Museum Coldwater

5 Post 110 DeGoyler Hudson Lenawee County Charter LOCATION Hudson Historical Museum Hudson Post 111 James B. Brainard Eaton Rapids Eaton County LOCATION Eaton Rapids Public Library Post 120 Waddell Howell Livingston County Minute Books (2) LOCATION Archives of Michigan Record Group 56-8 (Box 4) Roll Book sign-in LOCATION Archives of Michigan - Record Group Burial Book LOCATION Library of Michigan 2N F572.L8 G Post 124 John C. Joss Constantine St. Joseph County Membership Records (26 pages) partially burned LOCATION Sturgis Public Library Post 125 Fitzgerald Hastings Barry County Cash Book Dues Book LOCATION Archives of Michigan Record Group 56-8 (Box 4) Post 135 David Oaks Centerville St. Joseph County Record Book Dues payment LOCATION Western Michigan University Archives Kalamazoo Post 137 Welch Ann Arbor Washtenaw County 3 Minutes Nooks 2 Financial Records books Memorial records of deceased members 1 folder of various records (dept orders, transfers, etc Located in the Washtenaw Co. Historical Society Records) Post Charter Post Flag (not verified) LOCATION Washtenaw Co. Historical Society Ann Arbor

6 Post 143 Whiteside Caro Tuscola County Minute Book Ritual Book of Orlando LeValley Song book Post 144 Turrill Lapeer Lapeer County Membership lists Minutes Financial Records Photograph of members LOCATION Lapeer County Genealogical and Historical Research Center, 518 W. Nepessing Street, Lapeer MI 48446, (810) Post 145 Gov. Crapo Flint Genesee County Minute Books (2) & (Vol. 31 and Vol. 33) Roll of Members (Vol. 28) Records Genesee Co. Comm. Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Vol. 32) LOCATION Sloan Museum Flint Post 146 Capt. Wilson Waldron Hillsdale County LOCATION Reference Section Lapeer County Public Library Post 147 Dick Richardson Pontiac Oakland County Records no inventory LOCATION Oakland County Pioneer and Historical Society Library Post 152 William Moyer Alma Gratiot County Minute Book Q. M. Record Book Dues Payment Record Book Post Cash Book LOCATION Gratiot County Genealogical Group Library Post 156 Grisson St. Johns Clinton County LOCATION Clinton County Historical Society Archives Post 157 Albert Anderson Cassopolis Cass County LOCATION G. A. R. Records Committee files

7 Post 166 Calvin Colgrove Marshall Calhoun County Applications Misc. records LOCATION Marshall Historical Society G. A. R. Hall Marshall Post 180 Carpenter Ypsilanti Washtenaw County Minutes Financial Records 2 WRC Dues & Financial books Folder of Misc. Records LOCATION Ypsilanti Historical Society Post 197 John Tucker - Ortonville Oakland County LOCATION Oakland County Pioneer and Historical Society Library Copy in G.A.R. Records Committee Files Post 205 Quackenbush Owosso Shiawassee County Applications Minute Book (11) Letter Book Financial Record Books LOCATION Archives of Michigan Lansing Record Group Post 206 Maj.Weber - Bellaire Antrim County Record book (minutes) : contains many obituaries and some lists of burials LOCATION Burton Historical Collections, Detroit Public Library Post 210 E. W. Hollingsworth Albion Calhoun County Applications Memorial Record Photographs (50) Constitution and By Laws LOCATION Archives of Michigan Lansing Record Group Post 211 Wm. H. Borden Ionia Ionia County LOCATION Blanchard House Museum Ionia Post 216 Harry D. Terry Mount Clemens Macomb County LOCATION Mount Clemens Public Library

8 Index to LOCATION G. A. R. Records Committee files Post 220 Geo. L. Acker Vicksburg Kalamazoo County Memorial Record of 11 Members Speech by Col. Wm. W. Scott on becoming Post Commander in 1886 LOCATION Vicksburg Public Library Post 220 Walter Clifford Boyne City Charlevoix County Accounts ledger: LOCATION Burton Historical Collections, Detroit Public Library Post 237 Peter A. Weber Rockford Kent County Post 239 Bryon Stoddard Concord Jackson County Minute Book LOCATION Private holding Contact Bill Lowe Post 252 J. T. Jones Howard City Montcalm County Minute Book LOCATION Private Collection Copy G. A. R. Records Comm. Files Post 262 A. C. VanRaalte Holland Ottawa County Muster Roll 1884 LOCATION Joint Archives of Holland Hope College LOCATION Holland Historical Museum Copies in G.A.R. Records Comm. Files Post 266 Lyon Menominee Menominee County Minute Book LOCATION Spies Public Library War and Burial Record LOCATION Spies Public Library Copy G.A.R. Records Comm. Files Post 269 Mark Thompson Plainwell Allegan County Ledger Dues payment record (Rules Regulation and By Laws) Burial Book LOCATION Western Michigan University Archives Kalamazoo Post 283 Samuel W. Grinnell Sunfield Eaton County Applications Photos, identified By Laws Member sign in.

9 Minute Book (2) , Misc. record books LOCATION G. A. R. Hall Sunfield Copies G.A.R. Records Committee files Post 289 Henry C. Pratt Mackinac Island Mackinac County Post 352 Comstock Manchester Washtenaw County Minute Book LOCATION Local History Room, Manchester District Library List of Member s death some obituaries News clippings and photos LOCATION Local History Room, Manchester District Library Copies (CD) in G.A.R. Records Committee files Post 361 Kilbourne Sherwood Branch County Post 382 V. O. Bretz Bonanza/Lake Odessa Ionia County Post 384 Detroit Detroit Wayne County Memoirs LOCATION Clarke Historical Library Central Michigan University Copy G.A.R. Records Committee files Minutes book, v1: Minutes book, v2: Minutes book, v3: Minutes book, v4: Minutes book, v5: (lots of clippings and memorial items in all books) Roster of members - also includes typescript bylaws (just a few pages filled - Detroit Post limited its membership to 150 at any one time) Visitors log - 2 pages of materials, original label says "property" Cash book: includes some bank statements Associate society minutes book: Receipt book: Record of dues: (v. 2 "Auxiliary members") Record of dues: July 1899-Jan 1926, v. 1 Ledger: "List of volunteers furnished by the County of Wayne in the State of Michigan During the Year 1863 and the latter half of 1862" Post descriptive book

10 Two stacks of 5x7 "descriptive / memorial cards," similar to the information found in Memorial books One box of financial records consisting of bank records and vouchers LOCATION Burton Historical Collections, Detroit Public Library Post 395 Amasa B. Watson Grand Rapids -Kent Count Minutes , , Applications Membership Roll Reports LOCATION Grand Rapids Public Library Post 410 Wm. T. Sherman Vassar Tuscola County Post 419 H. P. Merrill Bay City Bay County Post 441 Steele Brothers Mason Ingham County Minute Book LOCATION Archives of Michigan Record Group RELATED ORGANIZATIONS Calhoun County Veterans Battalion Minutes Quartermaster Reports Registration of Members at Reunions Roster and Cash Book LOCATION Archives of Michigan Record Group Eaton County Battalion Minutes Starting 1891 LOCATION Eaton Rapids Public Library Ingham County Soldiers and Sailors Union Minutes and Officer Lists LOCATION Archives of Michigan Record Group Mich. Corps of the Blue & the Gray Notes and Officer List May 16, 1888 LOCATION Archives of Michigan Record Group 58-25

11 Shiawassee County Battalion Minute Book Memorial Records of Veterans of the County LOCATION Archives of Michigan Record Group (Series 3) As a result of answering requests for research assistance, there is some anecdotal information that has been gathered and filed in a folder for the appropriate Post. There have been contributions of dated Post rosters and other material relating to a particular Post and this has been handled in like fashion. Thus, there are a total of 183 Posts for which this type of material is on file. The records and files of the Michigan Department Headquarters, G. A. R. are housed at the Archives of Michigan in Lansing. These records consist primarily of the Adjutant s Reports (new members, transfers, suspensions, drops, discharges and deaths) filed by the Posts (Quarterly until 1891, semi-annual until 1918, annual thereafter). Also included are miscellaneous Officers reports; correspondence (mostly related to the reports filed); Post Charter Applications; Reports of new Post Mustering Officers and in some instances, the Post Charter. (Record Group 63-19) The Finding Aid developed by the Archives staff lists 463 Posts for the Department. However, there are no surviving records for five Posts (not listed in the Finding Aid) dropped during or shortly after the reactivation of the Department in Also, there appear to be no records for the 50, or so, Posts that were organized during the first period of the Department operation from 1867 to June 2011